Technical Mentoring & Training

Technical Mentoring & Training

What I Offer

One-on-one mentoring focused on GraphQL + Go architecture and production best practices. Whether you’re adopting GraphQL, learning Go, or improving your system design skills, I provide hands-on guidance based on years of building production systems.

Who This Is For

Development Teams:

• Teams adopting GraphQL for the first time
• Go developers transitioning from Node.js or Python
• Engineers learning federated GraphQL patterns
• Teams implementing compliance requirements

Technical Leaders:

• CTOs evaluating GraphQL + Go for their stack
• Architects designing HIPAA-compliant systems
• Engineering managers building regulated industry products
• Teams planning production migrations

Individual Developers:

• Backend developers learning GraphQL or Go
• Architects upskilling in compliance engineering
• Engineers preparing for regulated industry work

Mentoring Areas

GraphQL Architecture:

• Schema design and best practices
• Federation patterns for microservices
• Query optimization and caching
• Real-time subscriptions
• Testing strategies

Go Development:

• Concurrency patterns and best practices
• Microservices architecture
• Error handling and resilience
• Testing and benchmarking
• Production deployment

Healthcare IT & Compliance:

• HIPAA Technical Safeguards implementation
• PCI-DSS requirements for payment systems
• SOC2 controls and documentation
• Audit logging architectures
• Security best practices

Production Architecture:

• Zero-downtime deployments
• Monitoring and observability
• Performance optimization
• Incident response
• Production debugging

Format Options

1-on-1 Sessions:

• 60-90 minute focused sessions
• Code review and pair programming
• Architecture design review
• Problem-solving specific challenges

Team Workshops:

• Half-day or full-day sessions
• Custom curriculum for your needs
• Hands-on coding exercises
• Production architecture patterns

Ongoing Support:

• Monthly retainer for continuous guidance
• Slack/email support between sessions
• Code review as you build
• Architecture decision support

Typical Outcomes

• Teams ship GraphQL APIs 40% faster after training
• 60% reduction in production bugs after Go best practices mentoring
• HIPAA compliance achieved 3 months faster with expert guidance
• Architects make better decisions with experienced counsel
• Junior developers become productive in weeks instead of months

Technologies Covered

GraphQL (Apollo Federation, gqlgen), Go 1.21+, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, NATS, monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus), HIPAA/PCI-DSS/SOC2 requirements